Woman, 2-year-old die when SUV hits pillar

CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati police say a driver lost control on I-75 and struck an overpass pillar, killing the woman and her 2-year-old daughter and a seriously injuring her 5-year-old daughter.

CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati police say a driver lost control on I-75 and struck an overpass pillar, killing the woman and her 2-year-old daughter and a seriously injuring her 5-year-old daughter.

Police suspect that the woman was speeding in a 55-mph zone when she lost control of her SUV and crashed into a guardrail and then the pillar late Thursday.

The 30-year-old woman died at the scene.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the girls were trapped in the vehicle and had to be rescued by firefighters. The younger child died at a hospital. Her sister was being treated and in stable condition.

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